Oreo Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Who doesn’t love Oreo cookies? What’s even better are these Oreo Cupcakes with Cream Cheese frosting. Using a boxed cake mix makes them easy, the cream cheese frosting is what makes them delicious. Finding an Oreo cookie hiding inside at the bottom is an added fun surprise.

I recently made these cupcakes to celebrate the birthday of my workout buddy, who, by the way turned EIGHTY-ONE years old. Someone at the gym said, “These are the best cupcakes I’ve ever tasted.” Wow, I’ll take that compliment!

Oreo Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place an Oreo cookie in the bottom of each cupcake liner (24 of them). Next, make a chocolate cake according to instructions on the box. I used devil’s food, but you could use any chocolate cake (or even vanilla) for your Oreo cupcakes. Pour about 1/4 C. of batter over the top of each Oreo cookie. Bake your cake according to package instructions. Cool completely before frosting.

Oreo Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

1 8-oz. package cream cheese, softened

1/2 C. (one stick) butter, softened

1 tsp. vanilla

3 3/4 C. confectioners’ sugar

2 C. chopped Oreo bits

Combine all frosting ingredients in a large bowl and blend with a mixer until well-combined. Spread on cooled brownies and top with a Mini Oreo if desired. I tried to use a piping tip, but the Oreo cookie bits kept clogging it. Next time, I’d chop them a little bit more finely to get a more professional looking frosting job.